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So far this season, Boro have favoured a more standard 4-4-2 formation after generally playing a 4-5-1 or 4-3-3 in their last campaign.

But Kitching says that is not the reason for their weekend woes: "Tactics-wise, we're playing 4-4-2, and we've been playing against 4-4-2, the most old-fashioned formation, but we've been out-muscled, out-worked, out-battled, out-thought, and out-played.

"It's not about tactics, it's about a willingness to make sure you don't lose or get back into the game."

Rangers will make a late check on Jack Langston, who had to have his bloodied face bandaged up after a collision with Witton's Prince Haywood.